EP0278933A2 - Figurine jouant au golf - Google Patents

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EP0278933A2
EP0278933A2 EP88850035A EP88850035A EP0278933A2 EP 0278933 A2 EP0278933 A2 EP 0278933A2 EP 88850035 A EP88850035 A EP 88850035A EP 88850035 A EP88850035 A EP 88850035A EP 0278933 A2 EP0278933 A2 EP 0278933A2
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golfer
movable part
toy
club
ball
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Runar Grenfeldt
Bengt Augustsson
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F7/00—Indoor games using small moving playing bodies, e.g. balls, discs or blocks
    • A63F7/06—Games simulating outdoor ball games, e.g. hockey
    • A63F7/0604—Type of ball game
    • A63F7/0628—Golf
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
    • A63F9/24—Games using electronic circuits not otherwise provided for
    • A63F2009/2483—Other characteristics
    • A63F2009/2492—Power supply
    • A63F2009/2494—Battery, e.g. dry cell
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F7/00—Indoor games using small moving playing bodies, e.g. balls, discs or blocks
    • A63F7/0058—Indoor games using small moving playing bodies, e.g. balls, discs or blocks electric
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F7/00—Indoor games using small moving playing bodies, e.g. balls, discs or blocks
    • A63F7/22—Accessories; Details
    • A63F7/24—Devices controlled by the player to project or roll-off the playing bodies
    • A63F7/2409—Apparatus for projecting the balls
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F7/00—Indoor games using small moving playing bodies, e.g. balls, discs or blocks
    • A63F7/22—Accessories; Details
    • A63F7/24—Devices controlled by the player to project or roll-off the playing bodies
    • A63F7/2409—Apparatus for projecting the balls
    • A63F7/249—Apparatus for projecting the balls projecting the playing bodies through the air, e.g. with a jump

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  • the present invention relates to a toy golfer ac­cording to the preamble of claim 1.
  • a football game is known in which the player figures have a movable leg which can be moved by means of a pressure member extending through the body of the figure and projecting through the head. Such a player figure is placed on a playing field precisely where the ball lies at the moment so that the player figure can kick the ball in the desired direction.
  • Games of the type football, ice-hockey and the like usually consist of a box-shaped lower part, the upper side of which constitutes the playing field, and player figures movable along slots in the board forming the field.
  • the movements of the player figures are con­trolled by mechanisms of different types which all have in common that they are arranged mainly below the board surface.
  • these prior art player mechanisms can be used for golf games, it is extremely difficult with such a mechanism to simulate the movements of a golf player, and furthermore the game must be played within or on the limited area defined by the playing field.
  • US-A-2,960,796 shows an example of how it has been tried before to design the figure of a golfer based on the above technique.
  • the golfer figure is mounted on a box-shaped support and therefore is standing slight­ly above the base on which it is placed.
  • the prior art golfer figure is operated by an electric motor which, via a flexible shaft, activates the golfer's torso to the arms of which a golf club is attached.
  • a spring arrangement is tensioned, simul­taneously as the torso is turned and the club is swung into raised position.
  • the torso and the club are swung downwards, and the golf ball is struck.
  • the golf club preferably is arranged such that the torso of the golfer figure is rotatable relative to the lower part of the body at the waist. Rotation is achieved by means of an electromechanical transducer which is supplied with energy via a remote control. Because of the absence of a mechanical or rigid connec­tion between the part operated by the player and the toy golfer, there is no uncontrollable rocking motion. Furthermore, it is essential that the energy supplied to the golf club and thus to the ball is adjustable since the energy is the parameter which determines the flight range of the ball and which must be estimated by the (real) golfer.
  • the golf club is detachably connected to the remaining part of the golfer figure so that, according to the circumstances of the game, different golf clubs may be used.
  • the electromechanical transducer which is a rotary magnet or motor, is arranged such that, upon complete magnetisation, the golf club is fully raised and extends almost vertically upwards. If the current is interrupted or reduced, the golf club "drops" and, in this manner, strikes the ball. The proportioning of energy thus occurs via the angle of deflection and the force of gravity, respectively.
  • the mechanism of the golfer figure is designed such that, in addition to the above-mentioned strokes, it can also perform so-called putts.
  • the switch connected to the electromagnet is designed for pole reversal. In this manner, the club can be swung, by means of the electromagnet, from its downwardly directed initial position in a forward motion in the direction of the stroke, thereby to strike a ball placed before the club head to simulate a so-called putt.
  • the toy golfer 10 is designed as a small male person whose lower body 12 is standing substantially vertically upright and whose torso 11 is bending forwardly at an angle relative to said lower body 12.
  • the connection between the lower body 12 and the torso 11 is rotatable substantially about the longitudinal axis X extending through the torso 11.
  • the arms 16 extend forwardly and downwardly, in a stance similar to that of a real golfer.
  • the hands 15 are formed to hold a golf club 14, and the holder is detachable so that different golf clubs 14 can be inserted between the hands 15, according to the type of stroke.
  • the club can be nonrotatably attached by a simple push-in motion.
  • the axis X about which the torso 11 with the arms 16, the hands 15 and the golf club 14 rotate, has been inclined such relative to the vertical line that the golf club 14 moves in a plane E which forms an angle ⁇ with the vertical line Z.
  • a schematically shown rotary magnet 20 is provided which, in the embodiments according to Figs. 1-3, is mounted in the torso of the toy golfer 10.
  • the rotary magnet is in the form of a motor, and its shaft which rotates only through parts of a revolution, is mounted at an angle in a mounting plate 17 connected with the lower part 12 of the toy golfer 10.
  • the torso and the lower part preferably are made of plastic, and the toy golfer is suitably attired to conceal the joint between the torso and the lower part.
  • the lower part 12 of the toy golfer 10 is glued or welded to a supporting plate 13 which is large enough to impart sufficient stability to the golfer, but which does not extend to the point where the ball is placed.
  • a battery casing 22 accommodating the battery re­quired for the game may be mounted on the supporting plate 13.
  • the battery casing 22 is in the form of a golf bag and slightly inclined rearwardly, whereby the stability of the torso 11 is maintained by the weight of the battery in spite of the higher position of the rotary magnet 20 relative to the sup­porting plate 13 in the embodiment shown in Figs. 2 and 3.
  • the rotary magnet 20 is placed in a golf bag positioned on the supporting plate behind the golfer, while the battery is contained in a separate unit (not shown) which pre­ferably also comprises a control device connected to the rotary magnet by means of the cable 22 ⁇ .
  • the rotary magnet or motor is provided which is designated 20 in its entirety and which is schematically shown in Fig. 4.
  • the rotary magnet 20 comprises a rotatable armature 23 which can be at­tracted by a stationary coil 24 (with magnetic pole) when current is flowing through the coil 24.
  • Fig. 4 the rotary magnet in Fig. 4 is shown with but one coil and a single arma­ture.
  • dash lines indicate a further armature part and a further coil.
  • use is mostly made of two-winged armatures and double coils, but also multi-winged armatures and several coils can be used. What is essential is that, when the coil or coils are currentless, they do not act on the armature, but the armature is caused to swing from the resting position as soon as the coil or coils are supplied with current.
  • a control device which is designated 25 in its entirety and which has a potentiometer 26 connected in series with the magnetic coil 24 of the rotary magnet 20 and the battery 27.
  • the control device 25, especially the poten­tiometer 26, is arranged in a per se known manipulator, the handle of which operates the potentiometer 26.
  • a differential amplifier 28 serves as a voltage-con­trolled current source for the coil 24 of the rotary magnet and reduces the load on the potentiometer 26 to but a fraction of the working current. In this manner, the load on the battery 27 can be reduced.
  • the control device 25 can be readily supplemented to make the golfer execute also a so-called putt, i.e. a light stroke to move the ball but a short distance.
  • the control device 25 is provided, as shown in Fig. 7, with a per se known device 29 for pole re­ versal.
  • the energy stored is kinetic energy.
  • the rotary magnet 20 therefore has been arranged in such a manner that, in the normal position in which the golf club 14 is lowered (Figs. 1-3 and 6), the position of the armature 23 in relation to the magnetic coil 24 is the one shown in Fig. 4.
  • the armature 23 is attracted and the golf club 14 is raised.
  • the club 14 descends at maximum speed and forcibly strikes the ball G (swing). If, however, the player does not release the potentiometer 26 completely so that a certain holding current remains, the energy transmitted to the ball will be less, and the impact on the ball will be low.
  • Operation of the toy golfer may be both cordless and by cord.
  • the golfer has been replaced by the figure of a polo player, an ice-hockey player, or a cricket player.

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Cited By (2)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO1999015247A1 (fr) * 1997-09-19 1999-04-01 Nearest The Pin Pty Limited Dispositif permettant de lancer un projectile
WO2003080201A1 (fr) * 2002-03-25 2003-10-02 Craig Le Roux Jeu de golf

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US2322668A (en) * 1942-06-13 1943-06-22 Harry H Selvage Animated electric bird and character
US2467040A (en) * 1945-05-24 1949-04-12 Nathan B Williams Dancing figure toy
US2960796A (en) * 1960-03-11 1960-11-22 Kenneth C Woodrey Toy golfer
FR1518893A (fr) * 1967-02-15 1968-03-29 Figurines animées dont certaines parties sont rendues lumineuses afin d'attirer le regard
US4279419A (en) * 1980-07-21 1981-07-21 Victory Games, Inc. Table top golfing figure with spring driving rotatable upper torso
GB2106405B (en) * 1981-09-22 1986-08-28 Ronald Samson Remotely controlled toy golfer

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO1999015247A1 (fr) * 1997-09-19 1999-04-01 Nearest The Pin Pty Limited Dispositif permettant de lancer un projectile
WO2003080201A1 (fr) * 2002-03-25 2003-10-02 Craig Le Roux Jeu de golf

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